Ryan Pressly has saved four games for the Cubs, but he didn’t appear in either of the Cubs’ one-run wins over the Dodgers at Wrigley despite the team having Monday off. Manager Craig Counsell told reporters after the game that Porter Hodge got the save opportunity because Pressly had his right knee drained, adding that the closer is day-to-day and could be ready for the start of the weekend series against the Phillies.
Assuming this wasn’t an acute issue, a balky knee would help to explain Pressly’s shaky performance through 11 appearances.